Vote, Baby, Vote!
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JUDGE TRAVIS is nominated for:
Verdicts for
JUDGE TRAVIS
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“Tim Barnes continues to be on the cutting edge of comedy and satire and taking things that we might not think about twice and giving them layers and depth. Judge Travis continues that trend.”
—Roy Wood Jr., author of The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir
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“Some of my favorite comedians! Listen!”
—Ziwe, author of Black Friend: Essays
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“I’m such a big fan of Judge Travis that I’m going to dress up as him for Halloween, or as he calls it, Satan’s Kwanzaa.”
—Kashana Cauley, author of The Payback
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"I love everything Tim does, and Judge Travis is the funniest thing I've heard. Lord how I wish this judge had ruled on my divorce proceedings. Listen, fools!"
—Mike Sacks, author of And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft
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"There are no breaks between jokes, they just keep coming. It feels like an old-school workplace comedy."
—Lauren Passell, founder of Tink Media
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“Relentlessly funny. Like Judge Judy meets Arrested Development. This might be the best joke writing not on TV.”
—Daniel Kibblesmith, author of Black Panther Vs. Deadpool
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“Some of the funniest people are making the best show for your ears. Put it into your podcast rotation.”
—Paul Scheer, author of Joyful Recollections of Trauma
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"I *love* this podcast. Extremely funny stuff—Bashir Salahuddin is absolutely on fire—and the show plays with our expectations of what is possible to achieve in audio fiction production."
—Ben Cannon, pop culture writer for The A.V. Club & Vulture
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"This hilarious send up of Bernie Mac meets Judge Judy had me cackling in a car by myself from the moment I pressed play. What’s even better—it’s a rare celebrity-fronted fiction podcast that FEELS like it was purpose built..."
—Bob Raymonda, co-creator of the Windfall and Forgive Me! podcasts
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“Judge Travis is the kind of instant classic you always hope to come across but rarely do. This is a cast of characters I want to hang out with all the time—I don't necessarily want them determining my fate in the court of law, small claims or otherwise, but I do love each quirk, each foible, each original perspective, each fresh and utterly hilarious reaction to the worlds of Hollywood and culture and politics and modern life. And like Judge Travis, I, too, was surprised to learn what "bussy" means.”
—Mychal Denzel Smith, author of Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream
Meet the Writers →
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Tim Barnes
Creator/Showrunner
Having produced many podcasts and written for multiple digital series and televisions shows, JUDGE TRAVIS marks Tim’s first time taking the reins as showrunner. And as the person writing this very blurb, he’s excited to highlight the brilliant writers to the right who helped bring JUDGE TRAVIS to life by melding raw, real experiences with truly inventive, absurd and hilarious scenarios. This was a collective effort with each person playing a role in sculpting the court cases and behind-the-scenes shenanigans of the world I invented in the pilot.
WRITTEN BY CREDITS:
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Rebecca O'Neal
Staff Writer
WRITTEN BY CREDIT: 104-POSITIVE POP v. VULGAR RAP
REBECCA O’NEAL is a Chicago and Brooklyn based stand-up comedian and writer/editor whose work can be read on/in Vanity Fair Magazine, Gawker.tv, Splitsider.com, New York Magazine’s Vulture.com, Videogum.com, The Frisky, The Rumpus, Death and Taxes Magazine, and more.
Rebecca O’Neal is a hilariously cerebral and confessional comic whose upbringing on Chicago’s southside coupled with her love of language and pop culture and tendency toward introspection endear her to audiences of all backgrounds. By humorously and shamelessly mining her experiences, she makes the esoteric universal.
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Ian Abramson
Staff Writer
WRITTEN BY CREDIT: 105-JAX v. RAQUEL
IAN ABRAMSON is a criminal for hire.
Also available for writing and performing in legal settings.
(NOT LEGAL LIKE, A COURT OF LAW, ALTHOUGH HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR WORK REASONS)
He grew up in the Inland Empire. Between San Diego and Los Angeles. Weird area, but it made him a weird guy so who’s complaining? He went to college and worked in summer camps. He’s been told he has camp counselor vibes, which he guesses just means he’s a lot sometimes.
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Ben Holbrook
Staff Writer
WRITTEN BY CREDIT: 106-FATHERS v. SONS
BEN HOLBROOK is a Brooklyn-based (originally from NC) playwright, filmmaker, and creator of digital and live experiences whose works have been produced, developed, or commissioned by: The Brick, The High Line, The Prism Festival (Makers Ensemble and Judson Church), Theatre Untitled, The Exponential Festival, Fundamental Theater Project, Ruddy Productions, The Samuel French OOB Festival, The Mercury Store, The New York International Fringe Festival, The Memphis Fringe Festival, The Motor Company, Wildwind Performance Lab, Voices of the South (TN), Ugly Rhino(LA), Seoul Players (SK), Holiday House, Find the Light (LA), The Irish Arts Council, 45th Street Block Association, and Paper Lantern Theatre Company (NC).
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Milly Tamarez
Staff Writer
WRITTEN BY CREDIT: 107-TRAVIS v. TRAVIS
MILLY TAMAREZ is a stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster, and actress based out of Brooklyn, New York. She most recently wrote for ABC's The Celebrity Dating Game, Jason Biggs’ Cash At Your Door on E!, WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown, NPR's weekly news quiz show, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. Milly was the co-host for a female-led political and pop culture podcast, The Betches Sup and is currently the creator and co-host of Go Touch Grass on the Headgum network.
Meet the Audio Wizards →
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Ben Kruse
Editor/Sound Designer/Mixer
Ben Kruse is a Sound Engineer that has worked across film, podcast and musical mediums for many years as a Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Foley Editor and Composer. His passion lies in crafting intricate soundscapes representative of the nuanced emotional hues of various characters and spaces, with a particular passion for narratives centered around the Americas.
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Kev Luu
Original Music
Kev Luu is a Los Angeles based DJ, music producer, and audio engineer. For Judge Travis, Kev composed and produced the original music featured throughout the scripted comedy podcast, helping shape the show’s sonic identity with custom scoring and musical cues. Outside of podcast scoring, Kev performs as a DJ and MC for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations while producing original music across hip-hop, pop, and electronic genres.
Meet the Producers →
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Hans Sahni
Executive Producer
Hans Sahni is the former Head of Content for Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network, overseeing creative development and production for the podcast slate which includes "The Ron Burgundy Podcast" and "Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang." He has over a decade of experience in all aspects of the entertainment industry spanning film, TV and digital media production at companies like Comedy Central, ABC, Nickelodeon and Funny or Die.
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Elizabeth Baquet
Executive Producer
Baquet is a podcast executive for Mosaic Mediawhere she oversees development and client pitches for podcast projects in a variety of genres. Mosaic Media’s A-list roster includes Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow, Jessica Chastain and Tessa Thompson. Additionally, Baquet oversees Ninth Planet Audio, Mosaic Media's in-house audio production company, which holds a first-look deal with iHeartRadio’s Big Money Players Network.
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Carly Hoogendyk
Consulting Producer
Carly is an LA-based and NYC-grown comedy talent manager and live show producer at Omnipop Talent Group West. She has established herself as a leading voice in identifying rising comedy talent as the editor of the State of Comedy Substack, an industry digest highlighting emerging work across live, digital, film and animation. As a manager, her clients are funny multi-hyphenates, including standups, writers, and actors.
BEHIND THE SCENES INTERVIEWS
TIM BARNES
Creator/Director
BRANDI DENISE
Voice of Raquel
KEV LUU
Original Music
KEESHA SHARP
Voice of Shirley
REBECCA O’NEAL
Staff Writer
IAN ABRAMSON
Staff Writer
BEN HOLBROOK
Staff Writer
MILLY TAMAREZ
Staff Writer
BEN KRUSE
Editor/Sound Designer